Network Security is as strong as your nearest idiot

Yesterday a list was released of the top 25 most commonly used passwords and the results were shocking!!!

What we have to remember is that your network security, your company data, your corporate secrets, your personal information and accounts data are all protected by one thing, your password. If this is weak, there is little point in anything else.

Take a look at the list below of the top 25 most common online passwords :

password

123456

12345678

abc123

qwerty

monkey

letmein

dragon

111111

baseball

iloveyou

trustno1

1234567

sunshine

master

123123

welcome

shadow

ashley

football

jesus

michael

ninja

mustang

password1

How many of those could you have guessed? How many of those have you used? How long do you think it would take to compromise your whole network with just this short list?

Secure passwords combine elements of the four major categories and be over 6 characters long

Uppercase

Lowercase

Numbers

Symbols

Although the best passwords are randomised its not that hard to create a reasonably secure password. how about a few of these:

Turtle83£

Kettle28$

28Tomato?

*Water94

%corriefan58

Next time you create your password, take a moment to think and remember that it could be protecting your personal details, Name, Address, Bank account, National Insurance Number.

If you have concerns about your companies I.T. Security contact Tetrabyte I.T. Support and ask about our Managed Support Services

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